Better train services signalled for Bath commuters as MetroWest rail project is extended

June 25, 2020
Better train services signalled for Bath commuters as MetroWest rail project is extended

More frequent train services in the Bath area are a step closer following the expansion of a major project aimed at improving rail links and easing overcrowding across the West of England. The MetroWest scheme proposed by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) – which includes Bath & North East Somerset Council –...

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Virtual conferencing introduced at Bath’s Apex Hotel as it looks to post-lockdown events market

June 25, 2020
Virtual conferencing introduced at Bath’s Apex Hotel as it looks to post-lockdown events market

The Apex City of Bath Hotel has installed virtual conferencing technology as it prepares to reopen following the easing of the coronavirus lockdown. The hotel, which houses the city’s largest purpose-built conference and events facilities, believes the future of the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) industry is based on increased use of technology...

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Series of free immigration workshops to be hosted by Stone King

June 24, 2020
Series of free immigration workshops to be hosted by Stone King

Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King is staging a series of free workshops next month to explain the often-complex rules covering immigration sponsorship. The workshops, presented by immigration expert and Stone King partner Julie Moktadir, will offer insight into various aspects of the regulations. They are aimed at a range of organisations, but in...

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Welcome for lockdown easing from business leaders – but they warn it alone will not save all firms

June 23, 2020
Welcome for lockdown easing from business leaders – but they warn it alone will not save all firms

Business groups have cautiously backed the reduction of many coronavirus lockdown restrictions announced earlier this week by the Prime Minister. But they also warned that other measures to boost the economy were still needed to avoid widespread business failures and job losses.  In a major boost to the West of England’s vital tourism and...

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Government Covid-19 emergecy measures keep insolvencies low – but fears grow they will rise later

June 23, 2020
Government Covid-19 emergecy measures keep insolvencies low – but fears grow they will rise later

A surprise fall in the number of corporate insolvencies could herald the ‘calm before the storm’, the South West branch of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has warned. Figures published by the Insolvency Service show a 30% drop in companies going bust at the height of the coronavirus crisis in May compared to...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 21, 2020
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Monday June 22 Final: Polar Capital Holdings Economic announcement: CBI industrial trends survey Tuesday June 23 Finals: Cranswick, Gear4Music, Naked Wine, Scapa, Trackwise Designs Interims: Tricorn, Velocity Composites Trading announcement: NCC Wednesday June 24 Finals: Alpha Financial Markets, Discoverie Group, HarbourVest Private Equity, Iomart, Manolete Partners, Premier Foods, Savannah Energy, Stagecoach, ULS technology Thursday...

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